I keep waiting for one of the major labels to break ranks and start acting intelligent, giving customers fewer restrictions and defecting from the RIAA. It seems though, that none of them has the guts to do it, so they'll all keep pushing on consumers as hard as they can.

Actually, there is one. See Nettwerk, who manages quite a few artists (Barenaked Ladies, Dido, Sarah McLachlan, etc.). Their online store sells their music without DRM, and they are currently paying legal fees to fight the RIAA in court over downloading music.